Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar resigns

New Delhi: Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar resigned on Wednesday, becoming the third person occupying the coveted post to put in his papers since the NDA government prodded some of the Governors, appointed during the UPA regime, to quit.

"I resigned this morning and came to Shimla. I am relaxed now," Kumar said.

The resignation of 63-year-old Kumar came days after Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami had telephoned some of the Governors, appointed by the previous UPA regime, to step down after Narendra Modi-led government assumed charge at the Centre.